News update: Beckham plays, plus ‘Baby Spice’

David Beckham made his delayed Major League Soccer debut Thursday for the LA Galaxy. “Becks” ran onto the pitch in the 72nd minute. He later said he was rusty, as the Galaxy lost to DC United 1-0. Read more.

Emma Bunton and Jade Jones in 2005. (AP/Lionel Cironneau)

A little Spice baby

Of course, if you care about David Beckham, you probably also know he’s married to Victoria, the former “Posh” of the Spice Girls. AP reported this morning that Victoria’s bandmate Emma Bunton has produced a “Baby Spice.”

The 31-year-old Spice Girls singer gave birth to a son, Beau, at London’s Portland Hospital on Friday, AP said, quoting a hospital spokesman.

Bunton, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell and Melanie Brown are scheduled to reunite as Spice Girls for a tour later in the year, and there’s no word of any change in those plans. Read more.